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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Burnt Peak and Savage Creek Fires in Extensive Mop Up

Both the Burnt Peak Fire, located
roughly 13 miles northeast of Shady Cove, and the Savage Creek Fire, located off
Savage Creek Road near Grants Pass, will both be in extensive mop up throughout
the remainder of this week.

The 31-acre Burnt Peak Fire is now 67
percent contained. Firefighters mopped up 200 feet in from the fire’s edge over
the past 24 hours. Crews will continue to search for hot spots in the steep
terrain until they are certain the entirety of the fire is dead out.

The 3.3-acre Savage Creek Fire is 80 percent contain
as of this afternoon. Smoke was visible throughout the day over this fire due
to the amount of heat being released during mop up. This means, as firefighters
continue to comb through the burned area, crews are turning over timber, debris
and other hot spots in order to release any heat stored under the surface
fuels.

For additional information on these
fire, as well as visuals of what the firefighters have been facing on the
ground, please visit our Facebook page: ODF Southwest.

Fire management officials ask that the
public continue to use caution and adhere to fire restrictions. Current
regulations for lands in Jackson and Josephine Counties protected by the Oregon
Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District can be found at www.swofire.com.